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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Charles Waklld PE Dee Freeman
Governor Director Secretary
July 25 2012
DWQ Project # 12 0635
Orange County
Town of Hillsborough
Attn Kenny Keel
PO Box 429
Hillsborough NC 27278
Subject Property Lake Ben Johnson Dredging and Dam Repair
Eno River [030401 27 57 20 WS III CA NSW]
Approval of 401 Water Quality Certification and Authorization Certificate per the Neuse River Buffer
Protection Rules (15A NCAC 2B 0233) and General Permit for Impacts to Isolated and Other Non 404
Jurisdictional Wetlands and Waters Permit No IWGP100000 with Additional Conditions
Dear Mr Keel
You have our approval in accordance with the attached conditions and those listed below to fill or otherwise
impact 0 31 acre of isolated wetlands (permanent impact) 5 linear feet of perennial stream channel (temporary
impacts) 132 acres of open water (temporary impact) 420 square feet of Zone 1 Neuse River basin protected
riparian buffer (permanent impacts) 220 square feet of Zone 2 Neuse River basin protected riparian buffer
(permanent impacts) 7 125 square feet of Zone 1 Neuse River basin protected riparian buffer (temporary
impacts) and 1 452 square feet of Zone 2 Neuse basin protected riparian buffer (temporary impacts) to dredge
Lake Ben Johnson and remove logs and debris from raw water intake as described in your application dated June
21 2012 and received by the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) on June 27 2012 After reviewing your
application we have decided that the impacts are covered by General Water Quality Certification Number(s) 3883
(GC3883) and GC3888 and the Non 404 /Isolated Wetland impacts are covered by the State General Permit
(IWGP100000) The Certification(s) corresponds to Nationwide Permit(s) NW3 and 16 when issued by the US
Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the IWGP100000 (issued by DWQ) This letter shall also act as your
approved Authorization Certificate for impacts to the protected riparian buffers per 15A NCAC 2B 0233 In
addition you should obtain or otherwise comply with any other required federal state or local permits before you
go ahead with your project including (but not limited to) Erosion and Sediment Control and Non discharge
regulations Also, this approval to proceed with your proposed impacts or to conduct impacts to waters,
riparian buffers and isolated wetlands as depicted in your application shall expire upon expiration of the
404 Permit
This approval is for the purpose and design that you described in your application If you change your project
you must notify us and you may be required to send us a new application If the property is sold the new owner
must be given a copy of this Certification and approval letter and is thereby responsible for complying with all
conditions If total fills for this project (now or in the future) exceed one acre of wetland or 150 linear feet of
stream compensatory mitigation may be required as described in 15A NCAC 2H 0506 (h) This approval
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North Carolina Division of Water Quality Raleigh Regional Office Surface Water Protection Phone (919) 791 4200 Customer Service
Internet www ncwaterquality org 1628 Mad Service Center Raleigh NC 27699 1628 FAX (919) 788 7159 877 623 6748
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requires you to follow the conditions listed in the attached certification and any additional conditions listed
below
The Additional Conditions of the Certification are
1 Impacts Approved
The following impacts are hereby approved as long as all of the other specific and general conditions of
this Certification (or Isolated Wetland Permit) are met No other impacts are approved including
incidental and/or temporary impacts
Type of Impact
Amount Approved Units
Plan Location or Reference
Isolated/Non 404 Wetland
0 31 (acre) permanent impact
PCN page 5 of 11
Stream perennial
5 linear feet) temporary impact
PCN page 5 of 11
Open Water
132 acre temporary impact
PCN page 6 of 11
Buffers Zone 1
420 s uare ft permanent impact
PCN page 6 of 11
Buffers Zone 2
220 (square ft) permanent impact
PCN page 6 of 11
Buffers Zone 1
7 125 (square ft ) temporary impact
PCN page 6 of I 1
Buffers Zone 2
1 452 (square ft ) temporary impact
PCN page 6 of I I
2 No Waste Spoil Solids or Fill of Any Kind
No waste spoil solids or fill of any kind shall occur in wetlands waters or riparian areas beyond the
footprint of the impacts depicted in the Pre Construction Notification All construction activities
including the design installation operation and maintenance of sediment and erosion control Best
Management Practices shall be performed so that no violations of state water quality standards statutes
or rules occur
3 Erosion and sediment control practices must be in full compliance with all specifications governing the proper
design installation and operation and maintenance of such Best Management Practices in order to protect
surface waters standards
a The erosion and sediment control measures for the project must be designed installed operated and
maintained in accordance with the most recent version of the North Carolina Sediment and Erosion
Control Planning and Design Manual
b The design installation operation and maintenance of the sediment and erosion control measures
must be such that they equal or exceed the requirements specified in the most recent version of the
North Carolina Sediment and Erosion Control Manual The devices shall be maintained on all
construction sites borrow sites and waste pile (spoil) protects including contractor owned or leased
borrow pits associated with the protect
c Sufficient materials required for stabilization and/or repair of erosion control measures and
stormwater routing and treatment shall be on site at all times
4 Sediment and Erosion Control Measures
Sediment and erosion control measures shall not be placed in wetlands or waters without prior approval
from the Division If placement of sediment and erosion control devices in wetlands and waters is
unavoidable design and placement of temporary erosion control measures shall not be conducted in a
manner that may result in dis equilibrium of wetlands or stream beds or banks adjacent to or upstream
and down stream of the above structures All sediment and erosion control devices shall be removed and
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the natural grade restored within two (2) months of the date that the Division of Land Resources or locally
delegated program has released the project
5 Protective Fencing
The outside buffer wetland or water boundary and along the construction corridor within these
boundaries approved under this authorization shall be clearly marked with orange warning fencing (or
similar high visibility material) for the areas that have been approved to infringe within the buffer
wetland or water prior to any land disturbing activities to ensure compliance with 15 NCAC 2H Section
0500
6 Notification of Project Commencement
Please notify DWQ (Lauren Witherspoon at (919) 791 4251 or lauren witherspoong—ncdenr gov) of the
proposed start date of the project
7 Certificate of Completion
Upon completion of all work approved within the 401 Water Quality Certification or applicable Buffer
Rules and any subsequent modifications the applicant is required to return the attached certificate of
completion to the Wetlands Buffers Stormwater Compliance and Permitting Unit (WeBSCaPe) North
Carolina Division of Water Quality 1650 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699 1650
Violations of any condition herein set forth may result in revocation of this Certification and may result in
criminal and/or civil penalties The authorization to proceed with your proposed impacts or to conduct impacts to
waters and riparian buffers as depicted in your application and as authorized by this Certification shall expire
upon expiration of the 404 or unless otherwise rescinded by the Director of the Division of Water Quality
If you wish to contest any statement in the attached Certification you must file a petition for an administrative
hearing You may obtain the petition form from the Office of Administrative Hearings You must file the
petition with the Office of Administrative Hearings within sixty (60) days of receipt of this notice A petition is
considered filed when it is received in the Office of Administrative Hearings during normal office hours The
Office of Administrative Hearings accepts filings Monday through Friday between the hours of 8 00am and
5 00pm except for official state holidays The original and one (1) copy of the petition must be filed with the
Office of Administrative Hearings
The petition may be faxed provided the original and one copy of the document is received by the Office of
Administrative Hearings within five (5) business days following the faxed transmission
The mailing address for the Office of Administrative Hearings is
Office of Administrative Hearings
6714 Mail Service Center
Raleigh NC 27699 6714
Telephone (919) 431 3000 Facsimile (919) 431 3100
A copy of the petition must also be served on DENR as follows
William Cary General Counsel
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
1601 Mail Service Center
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Raleigh NC 27699 1601
Unless such a petition is filed this Certification shall be final and binding
This letter completes the review of the Division of Water Quality under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act the
Neuse River basin riparian buffer protection rule as described within 15A NCAC 26 0233 and the Isolated and
other Non 404 Jurisdictional Wetlands and Waters Rules (IWGP 100000) If you have any questions please
telephone Lauren Witherspoon at 919 791 4251
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Danny ith
Surface Water Protection Section Supervisor
Raleigh Regional Office
Enclosures GC3883
GC3888
Certificate of Completion
cc USACE Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
DWQ Central Office — WeBSCaPe — 1650 Mail Service Center
RRO File Copy
Filename 12 0635_Lake Ben Johnson Dredging and Dam Repair_401_NBR MP_Approval